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Earlier this month, the Writers Guild of America – the joint effort of the Writers Guild of America, East and the Writers Guild of America West – announced a strike...

Streamers and influencers in the interactive entertainment world occasionally receive information about brand campaigns or videogames, such as unreleased ontent, upcoming marketing...

Last Wednesday, a federal court found Robert Douglas Krotzer in civil contempt for violating a court order stemming from an earlier deceptive marketing lawsuit filed by the Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") and Florida Attorney General's Office.

In 2022, EU Directive 2018/1808 ("Directive") – amending Directive 2010/13/EU on the coordination of certain laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States...

Earlier this month, mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter Felice Herrig took to Instagram to accuse video game developer NetherRealm Studios and its parent/distributor Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, Inc. of using her likeness without permission.

Things were so simple in the old days. What was said in the public square could be heard and repeated by anyone.

The allegations of gambling issues with games continues. Last week, a class action lawsuit was filed against Apple relating to games in its App Store that include loot boxes. The complaint alleges that sale of such games are predatory ...

We have written before about website operators' use of the federal Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) to combat data scraping. We have also noted a number of recent cases in which courts held that social media platforms, rather than the users of those platforms, have the right to control content on and access to the relevant websites. A recent Ninth Circuit decision, Facebook v. Power Ventures, brings these two trends together.

I watched in anticipation Sunday night as the of the best movie of the year was about to be revealed.

On October 8th, Sports Ventures Acquisition Corp., a special purpose acquisition company or SPAC, filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission, making it the...

California recently passed two important new laws that aim to protect against the misuse of digital replicas which go into effect on January 1, 2025. AB 2602 aims to protect performers against unconscionable contracts...

Asserting that vaccinations are the most effective way to reduce spread of COVID-19, King County Executive Constantine and Seattle Mayor Durkan announced new requirements, ...

If you have not seen the film, chances are you have at least seen the memes and hype surrounding Netflix's new horror movie, Bird Box, starring Sandra Bullock as the protagonist, Malorie

A Letter of Inquiry usually allows a party 30 calendar days to respond with the requested information and documents.

Rapper and actor Curtis Jackson III, more commonly known by his stage name 50 Cent, is in the midst of a complicated legal attempt to prevent the use of his image and likeness...

The Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders have sued My Chemical Romance over the band's use of look-alike DCC uniforms during performances featuring staged gunfights. This case raises critical questions about where trademark protection ends and First Amendment rights begin when protected trade dress appears in expressive artistic works.

Most readers of this blog are well-acquainted with the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) and the anti-circumvention provisions codified therein, 17 U.S.C. § 1201 et seq...

On February 19, 2015, the District Court for the Southern District of New York issued final approval of a $58.5 million settlement between performing rights society SESAC and the Television Music License Committee (TMLC). 1:09-cv-09177-PAE (Dkt. No. 221).